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Exercises

53.1 Answer the questions.

1 What are two more ways of saying I called him?
I phoned him.
2 You phoned Tom but weren’t able to speak to him. What are three possible reasons for this?

3 You can ring a phone number. What are three other numbers you can ring?
number number number

53.2 Complete the phone conversations.

A: Hello?
B: Good morning. Could I 1 speak to Luke James?
A: Who’s 2 , please?
B: 3 Liam Matthews.
A: One moment, please. I’m 4 you through.
C: Hello?
B: 5 Mr James?

C: 6 .

A: Good morning. Boulding Limited. Can I help you?
B: Yes. I’m trying to contact Oliver Fallow. He left a 7 on my 8 .
A: I see. Well, I’m afraid Mr Fallow’s 9 at the moment. Can I ask him to
10 you later?

A: Hello.
B: Hi. 11 Carlos?
A: Yeah, speaking.
B: Hi Carlos. 12 Serena.
A: Oh hello. I was expecting you to ring last night.
B: I did, but I couldn’t get 13 ; the line was 14 .
A: Oh yes, I’m sorry about that. I was 15 the phone to my brother for about
an hour.

53.3 What do these text abbreviations mean?

1 GRT = great 6 FYI =
2 X = 7 LOL =

3 CU = 8 THX =
4 IMO = 9 BF =
5 ASAP = 10 U =

53.4 Over to you

Answer the questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else.

1 How often do you use a mobile phone? What do you use it for? How often do you text people?
Who do you text?
2 In your country, what is the emergency number for the police, fire brigade or ambulance?

3 From your country, what’s the international dialling code for the United Kingdom?

4 How do you feel about people who use their mobile phone on a train?

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